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LDS Group Travel Presents 
Panama Canal Cruise & Tour


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9 Days 
Jan, 2013   
$1199  
Not Included 
None/Bocas Del Toro   
Troy & Kristi Quick



Included items:


8 nights Hotel accomadation
22 meals (9 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 7 dinners)
Group Airport Transfers
Site seeing per Itinerary
Transfers between destinations by air conditioned motor coach
Entrance fees per itinerary
Services of English speaking local guides
Luggage handling  (1 bag per person)



LDS Tour Highlights

Travel with LDS Travel to Panama, home to the Panama Canal, the most important waterway in the world. Take two daytime cruises on the Panama Canal: one through the canal locks and another cruise on Gatun Lake. The Isthmus of Panama links North and South America. See both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. You will explore rainforests and sandy beaches. Meet friendly native Indians living in the jungle.

LDS Tour Detailed Itinerary

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Day 1 - Arrive in Panama City, Panama
a Rica 
Transfer to hotel and remainder of day at Leisure. 

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Day 2 - Panama City
Rica 
Day at Leisure. 
8:00 P.M. welcome briefing (D)

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Day 3 - Casco Viejo, Miraflores Locks
Morning drive by the ruins of Panama Viejo (Old Panama), the city founded by the Spanish in 1519.  Next, drive into Casco Viejo for a visit to San Jose Church. Which holds the famous Gold Altar.  Visit the Canal Museum at Miraflores, which overlooks the Panama Canal Locks. Learn about the Canal construction and operation. From Pre-Columbian times to the present day, Panama had a prominent role as the major transit route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.  
(B,L,D).
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Day 4 - Panama Canal Cruise - Gatun Lake
This morning cross the Isthmus to Colon, the Caribbean port at the north end of the Panama Canal.  Visit Gatun Locks. Gatun is the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. At the visitor center you will learn about the three adjoining locks which raise ships 87 feet above the Caribbean Sea on to the Panama Canal. This afternoon enjoy a boat ride on Gatun Lake,  See the lush jungle watershed region of the Panama Canal. Cruise through jungle canals and by hilltop islands, home to a variety of wildlife. Look for monkeys. (B,L,D).
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Day 5 - Panama Canal Cruise - Locks Transit
Today an unforgettable adventure as you cruise another portion of the Panama Canal. Cruise by the Bridge of the Americas, pass through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks, cross the Continental Divide. Then wind through the Gaillard Cut to the town of Gamboa. Your small passenger vessel allows for close-up views of the opening and closing of the huge six foot thick steel gates of both the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks. See, at eye-level, how transiting vessels are guided by tugboats and pulled by small trains.
(B,L,D).
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Day 6 - Embera Indians, Playa Blanca
This morning, cruise on the Chagres River to visit an Embera Indian village. The Embera inhabit the rainforests of Panama. Look for exotic Embera handicrafts, such as tightly woven palm fiber baskets and carvings made form tagua nuts and the cocobolo tree. Next, cross over the Panama Canal on the Centenario Bridge en route to Playa Blanca. 
(B,L,D).
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Day 7 - Playa Blanca, El Valle
Morning visit to picturesque El Valle, a town situated in the crater of an immense dormant volcano. Scenic drive of the village’s charming homes and lush flowering gardens. Look for a  mountain known by its shape as Sleeping Indian Woman. Next, stop at the local artisan marketplace, known for exotic wood handicrafts and colorful pottery. Afternoon at leisure, enjoy the resort’s sandy beach and swimming pools.
 (B,L,D).

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Day 8 - Handicrafts, Panama City
This morning make a brief visit to a Guava plantation. Then return to Panama City via the Bridge of the Americas. Next, drive the spectacular Amador Causeway which connects Perico, Naos and Flamenco Islands.  Enjoy views of Casco Viejo and the stunningly modern Panama City skyline. Panama City is a combination of Manhattan, Miami, and Las Vegas blended with Latin American flavor and style. This afternoon visit a Kuna Indian marketplace. Shop for colorful Kuna mola embroidery depicting rainforest animals and marine life. Enjoy a farewell dinner.
 (B,L,D).

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Day 9 - Main Tour - Depart for home 
Today sadly you must say goodbye to the beautiful country and return home. After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your trip home. (B).
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Day 9 -  Post Tour Day 1 - Bocas Del Toro
This morning transfer to the regional airport and fly to Bocas Del Toro.  This little oasis sits on the caribbean sea and boasts world class snorkeling and diving. Day at Leisure. (B). 

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Day 10 -  Post Tour Day 2 - Bocas Del Toro
Day at Leisure. (B).

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Day 11 -  Post Tour Day 3 - Bocas Del Toro - Panama City
Day at Leisure.  This evening fly back to Panama City and transfer to hotel. (B).

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Day 12 - Depart for home 
Today sadly you must say goodbye to the beautiful country and return home. After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your trip home.

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LDS Tour Pricing Details

Tour:

9 day Panama Canal Tour & Cruise
Main Tour Taxes & Fees
Main Tour Booking Fee
Single supplement (Main Tour)

3 day Bocas Del Toro (Post Tour)
Single Supplement (Post Tour)
$1299
$249
$50
$499

$499
$200
Airfare:
Round Trip from Boise, ID
Round Trip from Salt Lake City, UT
Round Trip from another City
I will arrange my own airfare
  

$750
$750
TBD
No Cost
Other:
Travel Insurance

$150*
Deposit:
Deposit required for reservation

$500

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        * This is only an estimated cost.  The actual cost is based on your age, so may vary a little from the price shown.


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